A Silesian silver coin beaker and cover, Beuthen a. d. Oder, circa 1750

tapering, filled with various German Mariengroschen Feinsilber, 1610-1702, iterrupted by chased scroll ornament, 1809 Prussian control mark

slight dent to top of finial, some wear to highlights, otherwise good condition
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Although Archeological excavation suggest settlement as early as the Stone and Bronze Age, the existence of the town of Beuthen a.d. Oder can be traced back to 1005 when it was first mentionned in war chronicles. Situated at the border between Poland and Germany, the city and its castle have been subject to constant conflicts between the two kingdoms. In the 15th century, it was acquired by merchants and in 1524, its new owner introduced the Protestant Reformation. During the Thirty Years War, however, it was recatholicised by force and a new Protestant church was built only a century later in 1744. In 1697, the town was raised to the status of a state county by decree of Emperor Leopold  of Habsburg in 1697. Between the 1760s and 1880s, it was a garrison town under the Prussian rule. In 1945, 40 per cent of the town was destroyed. It then passed to Poland and was renamed Bytom Odrzański.